Inver Grove Heights Used Car Dealer Gets 2 Years For Tax Evasion
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A 65-year-old used car dealer from Inver Grove Heights was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday for income tax evasion.
A U.S. District Court Judge also sentenced Francis Volin to pay $96,600 in restitution fees.
Volin operated an unlicensed, illegal used car dealership in 2012 and 2013. He hid his cash income by putting money into cashier's checks and opening bank accounts under another person's name and social security number.
In 2008, Volin had agreed to pay nearly $100,000 to the IRS in outstanding taxes but he never paid up.
"To build faith in our nation's tax system, honest taxpayers need to be reassured that everyone is paying their fair share," IRS Special Agent-In-Charge Shea Jones said in a statement. "Today's sentencing of Mr. Volin shows how seriously the courts take federal tax crimes."
The Minnesota State Patrol Vehicle Crimes Unit and the IRS Criminal Investigations jointly conducted the investigation.